The role of rainfed agriculture in securing food production in the Nile Basin

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-23

  Siderius, C ^a,b   Van Walsum, P E V ^a   Roest, C W J ^a   Smit, A A M F R ^a   Hellegers, P J G J ^a   Kabat, P ^c   Van Ierland, E C ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Food security; Nile basin; Rainfed agriculture; Water allocations; Water dispute

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CIVIL DISORDER; COOPERATION; CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; FLUID BALANCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROLOGY; HYDROPOWER; LIVESTOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNOFF; WAR; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84961910341     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.03.007     Document Type: Article

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